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Imitating Others As Control: Is Drag Sexist/Racist? Next time you see someone performing either gender or race drag, THINK ABOUT IT! Don’t support racist or sexist stereotyping via imitation (or gender/race drag), as entertainment. It is not benign humor; no more so than "black face" was. It is very rare that I see any gender or race drag acts that are not sexist and/or racist. Only when the dominant paradigm is the butt of the joke, not the oppressed group, does drag work for me as entertainment....
Posted: Wed, Oct 11, 2006 2:50am PDT
Violence Against Women Officially Declared a Human Rights Violation The United Nations released a report late last week officially classifying violence against women as a human rights violation, increasing pressure on states in the UN to intensify and improve systems in place for handling violence against women....
Posted: Mon, Oct 9, 2006 5:17pm PDT
Women's Magazine on KPFA today Today, October 9 th at 1pm , The Women’s Magazone on KPFA radio 94.1 FM
will be discussing the recently published book “ The Color of
Violence: The INCITE! Anthology”...
Posted: Mon, Oct 9, 2006 10:56am PDT
CA National Organization for Women Releases E-book on Crisis in Family Law Courts Announcement of electronic book about mothers and their allies fighting back against injustice for mothers in the family law courts. A collection of essays by the country's leading experts and advocates fighting to address bias against women in contested custody and divorce cases, and the epidemic of mothers losing custody of their children to perpetrators of domestic violence and sexual abuse....
Posted: Mon, Oct 9, 2006 7:24am PDT
Who Is Teen Esteem? East Bay Anti-choice group "TEEN ESTEEM"
promoting negative messages about contraceptives in our public schools...
Posted: Sun, Oct 8, 2006 2:20pm PDT
Isn't it about time we had answers? This October, BCA is continuing to move
beyond “awareness” into action with the launch of Answers Wanted. This new
multi-year public education campaign focuses on crucial questions about breast
cancer that remain unanswered....
Posted: Sun, Oct 8, 2006 1:45pm PDT
Karaoke for the Cure Steiners Tavern, Sonoma...
Event Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2006 8:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 7, 2006 10:33am PDT
Maquilapolis/ City of Factories PBS-TV...
Event Date: Tue, Oct 10, 2006 10:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 7, 2006 6:12am PDT
Twelve dead in Bolivia mine clashes At least 12 people have been killed and 57 injured in Bolivia in clashes between state-employed and independent tin miners, the interior ministry said....
Posted: Fri, Oct 6, 2006 7:50am PDT
Whither Goest our Reproductive Rights: A CounterPULSE Fall Talk CounterPULSE is located at 1310 Mission Street (at 9th) in
San Francisco...
Event Date: Wed, Nov 8, 2006 8:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Oct 5, 2006 3:46pm PDT
SF: Stop the Femicides Event California Institute of Integral Studies
1453 Mission Street (Between 10th and 11th)
Room 607, 6th floor
San Francisco, near the Civic Center BART station
Directions: http://www.ciis.edu/about/directions.html...
Event Date: Mon, Oct 23, 2006 6:30pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 5, 2006 1:34pm PDT
27th annual Sacramento Women Take Back the Night Rally Women Take Back the Night
Sacramento, California
The annual Rally and March affirms Northern California's commitment to ending the violence that restricts women's personal freedom and safety.
The 27th annual Sacramento Women Take Back the Night Rally and March is scheduled for October 7, 2006. See you there!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 3, 2006 1:18pm PDT
Call For Vulva/Vagina Art & Activism! 
The Vulva Museum (www.vulvamuseum.org) wants to archive the most complete collection of vulvic activism and vagina arts anywhere! And we need your help! The Vulva Museum is currently expanding our collection. If you or anyone you know produces vulvic art or activism, we would like to talk to you/them, and perhaps display your/their work in our museum! (Currently our collection includes paintings, pillows, prayer flags, vulva jewelry, ritual items, cards, art, t-shirts, zines, books, rocks and...
Posted: Tue, Oct 3, 2006 3:51am PDT
Pro, Anti Choice Groups Represented at Park Presidio 
Chain of Life, Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR) members represent pro and anti choice viewpoints on Park Presidio Blvd....
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2006 7:25pm PDT
Protest the Right Wing Chain of Life- Support the No on 85 Campaign! Park Presidio Blvd. between Geary and Clement.
Map here: http://tinyurl.com/rwzdl...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 1, 2006 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Sep 30, 2006 11:57am PDT
No on 85! Day of Action 12 PM Rally at Dolores Park, SF - Dolores and 20th Street
1 PM Voter Outreach and Visibility in District 8 - Mission District, Noe Valley, and Castro
5 PM - Join us to celebrate our success at a NO on 85 Happy Hour and Comedy Show!
Live entertainment by local sketch comedy legends Sunshine Fortress, drink specials, and more. at Martuni's Martini bar
4 Valencia at Market
$10 suggested donation - no one turned away for lack of funds....
Event Date: Sat, Oct 7, 2006 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Sep 30, 2006 9:54am PDT
Raoul Vaneigem: Religion is the Enemy brand-new, never before translated preface by everyone's favorite situationist...
Posted: Fri, Sep 29, 2006 2:48pm PDT
Black Women Absent on New District of Columbia Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – When the new D.C. City Council session starts in early January, 2007, there will be a glaring omission. For the first time in the council's 32-year history, there will be no Black woman on the body....
Posted: Fri, Sep 29, 2006 6:15am PDT
Judge rejects Ohio's abortion pill law A federal judge struck down an Ohio law restricting the use of an abortion-inducing pill, calling the law vague and saying it could jeopardize women's health....
Posted: Thu, Sep 28, 2006 2:20pm PDT
Size Matters When We’re Talking About Condoms Different condoms work better for different people’s needs, sexual styles, and preferences. And even *technique* must be explored, alone, prior to penetration with partners. I am asking men to *practice* condom use, alone, before using condoms with partners. I am saying that responsible males *will* spend some time trying different brands, sizes, and techniques for putting them on, keeping them on without losing fluids, and even graceful removal....
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2006 9:16pm PDT
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